Health

Prescription drug use may increase risk of depression, study says

than a third of American adults at potential risk

June 16, 2018

Health

Fewer U.S. teens smoking, doing drugs – and drinking milk

Nearly 20 years ago, about nearly half of high school students said they drank at least one glass of milk…

June 14, 2018

Health

Research comes to surprising conclusion about marathon runners and arthritis

A new study comes to the somewhat counterintuitive conclusion that marathon runners have less arthritis than non-runners.Associated Press file The…

June 13, 2018

Health

Frustrated AMA adopts sweeping policies to cut gun violence

Crosses representing victims of gun violence stand outside Collins Academy High School in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. With frustration mounting…

June 12, 2018

Health

Flu season was one of the deadliest for U.S. children

A nurse prepares a flu shot in Atlanta. On Friday, health officials said the flu killed more children in the…

June 10, 2018

Health

Celebrity suicides highlight troubling trend in midlife

This combination of 2004 and 2016 file photos shows fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain in New York.…

June 9, 2018

Local News

Smoke may be here for a while. Is it dangerous?

Residents advised to limit activity, close windows to avoid exposure

June 7, 2018

Health

Licking cancer: U.S. postal stamp helped fund key breast study

Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, D-Decatur, promotes the breast cancer prevention stamp from the well on the floor of the House…

June 6, 2018

Health

Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center via AP Pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, grow as a sphere encased in membranes, red.…

June 5, 2018

Health

U.S. blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks

An independent World Health Organization panel is backing away from the UN health agency’s own call two years ago for…

June 3, 2018

Health

5 dead, nearly 200 sickened in romaine lettuce outbreak

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said four more deaths have been linked to a national…

June 2, 2018

Health

Cancer group says colon screening should start at 45, not 50

Equipment that administers chemotherapy drugs at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. New guidelines released Wednesday recommend…

June 1, 2018

Health

Rap video, social campaign targets teen pot smokers

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health via AP This undated photo from video provided by the Los Angeles County Department…

May 31, 2018

Health

Health officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Ebola response

There have been 35 confirmed cases, including 12 deaths. The U.N. health agency and partners have vaccinated more than 400…

May 30, 2018

Health

A surprising bullying battleground: Senior centers

It became clear this place had a bullying problem on its hands. What many found surprising was that the perpetrators…

May 29, 2018

Health

Surgery causes cognitive losses in some seniors

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a little-known condition that affects a substantial number of older adults after surgerydu1-i-syn…

May 27, 2018

Southwest Life

Teens with health challenges learn to support each other through peer mentorship

Similar groups offered for parents of kids with chronic health conditions

May 26, 2018

Health

Gut check: Swallowed capsule could spot trouble, send alert

A capsule packed with electronics and genetically engineered living cells in Cambridge, Mass. Researchers at MIT, who tested the swallowable…

May 26, 2018

Health

Many cancer patients juggle care along with financial pain

Josephine Rizo sits in her home with her stack of bills from her ongoing battle with cancer in Phoenix. As…

May 25, 2018

Health

With death rate up, U.S. life expectancy is likely down again

Workers dig a new grave at a church cemetery in New Vienna, Iowa. Preliminary data released on Wednesday shows U.S.…

May 23, 2018

Health

FDA approves 1st nonopioid drug to ease withdrawal symptoms

Federal regulators have approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal symptoms from quitting opioids.US WorldMeds via AP The U.S.…

May 21, 2018

Health

UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

A Milky-Way candy bar is deep-fried in oil free of trans fats at a food booth at the Indiana State…

May 20, 2018

Health

U.S. approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migraines

An artist’s rendering of the packaging for the drug Aimovig, the first in a new class of long-acting drugs designed…

May 19, 2018

Health

U.S. births hit a 30-year low, despite good economy

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released on Thursday saw the lowest number of U.S. births…

May 18, 2018